Daily Republican., 1887-09-29
THE 0R AND ARMT.
The Parade Yesterday tn the Rsin-he-
pSrt OF the Adj atant- t-Gonsrsi-Ne earis
400, 900 No mbers.

p,rt Of the Adj atAnt- nt-Gonsrsl-ne early
400. 900 Ne mbers.
81. LOUIS, Sept 28.-The rain con.
tinues to drop steadily, and every thing
10 dreDched. Thousands of veterans,
after waiting twenty -four hours In the
rain to realize the promise OF fair
weather, had started for home. yet
there were many thousands left, aud
Grand Marshal 0rier issued the order
to prepare for . parade to-day without
fail. Shortly after 8 O'Clock the men
tum bled ont Of tents and rooms, armed
with rubber coats and umbrellas, their
trousers rolled up aud their minds eet
to give st. Louis tho promised proces
sion, II not In overwhelming mum bers,
at leAst with enough to make good
showing Of their appreciation Of the
city's eff )rts TO entertain them.
Shortly before II o'clock the colu mn
vas formed, and Grand Marshal Grier
ordered the escort Of mounted nolioe
forward. Then followed the Grand
A. j. Smith, and aids. Logan Post, OF
st Louis, mounted, and tho Spring
field Mass. Battalion were the special
escorts to the Commander-in Cnief, who
followed . few yards behind, wrapped
In rubber coat, smiling and bowipR
to the crowds who lined the streets.
All along the way he was greeted with
applause. His staff OF 100 men, mount
cd. preceded twenty carriages, 10 wing
three abreast in which we're the var
Governors and other houoted gnesSs.
In the lead wns ole Occupied by Mayor
Francis and General William T. Sder-
man. Then followed the divisions Of
the Grand Army, ten In nrr1Ser, the
delegation from Delaware being in the
ninth division.
As the column passed under the
beautiful stained glass transparency OF
General Grant, on Fourth street be-
tween Locust and st. Charles streets,
all the men uncovered their hoecB ana
passed by In silence.
/ General Sherman aud the reviewing
officers stood In the rain, which came
harder ss the procession pat sed the re.
viewing stand. The colored Posts we're
sheered, and the tattered battle Tags
called forth enthusiastic buzzas. AT
half-p.st the Sons OF Veterans brought
up the rear, and the ranks were broken.
The business meeting Of the encamp.
ment opened at $50 p. M, with General
Fairchild In the chair. The Commander.
in-Chief reported that Article 8, forbid.
ding the use of the organization for par
tisan purposes had, rs far as he knew,
been strictly obey ed In letter and epirit.
From Adjutant General Gray's report
he learned that the total number Of
mem bers borne on the rolls as the last
National Encsmpment was 326, 499
There were reported on June 80. 1881,
In good standing, 1886, ,662; suspended,
IS, 400; by delinquent reports, 10 1872;
total a. latt returns borne upon the
rolls, S72,874. The amout reported ex-
pende1 in charity from Msr,b, 1886, 70
March. 1887, inclusive, is S15S 934.43
This money was disbursed to 17,607
comrades and their families, and $500
others were assisted, showing 26 t06 In
ldividuals who had received bt nefits
during the year. During the year death
had claimed 8. 406 members.
He selected for special notice John A.
Logan, who In life had manifested his
love not only In words but by active
public and private exploits. The patent
for the Grand Army badge has boen
duly transferred, and Is now the prop
erty Of the order. TIE Council of Ad-
ministrstion has inveered SIC, 900 of the
surplus funds Of the or1er In United
States bonds
Mem bers Of the Order had contributed
S7047 for the relief of sufferers by the
the noiice was published that 10 fur.
tier aid WAS needed. General Fsirchild
. recommended that the offer by Joseph
W. Drexel of the cottage in which
Grant died, ut Mount MacGregor, be re-
ferred to the incoming commander-in-
chief with authority to accept satisfac.
tory Arrangements. ae recommended
the appointment of o comrade to write
o history Of the Organization; that in
the next decennial census an enunera-
ton be made of the soldiers then sur
viving of the war Of the rebellion; that
the national head Qusrters Of the order
be permanently located ct eome central
point, with an assistant adjutant gen.
sral In charge, and says: "The Grand
Army of the Republic will Dever con
sent shat this question of pensions shall
be classed among those which men
commonly call partisan"
} In the course of his report General
Fairchtld said the organization had al
most unanimously approved the de
pendent Pension bill ,and 1t experienced
great disappointment and regret at its
defeat. The National Pensions Com
mittee had now prepared another mea-
su,e, which found favor with nine
tenths af tho veterans, Gnd would pro.
baby be passed ut the next session OF
Congress. In conclusion he said:
In fraternity, charity and loyalty we
! stand, proud OF the fact tha. there lie
not now nor has there ever been any
bitter feeling of hate for those Of our
fellow citizens who, orce in arms
against us but now being loyal, have
long ago taken their old time places in
our hearts, never, We devoutly hope, to
be removed therefrom. We have not
now, nor have we st any time since the
war closed. had any disposition TO open
again the bloody chasm which oIce un
happily, divided this people.
We not only will not ourselves re-
open that dreadful abyss, but We will,
with the loyal people North and South,
protest AGAINST all attempts which
others may make to do 80 by holding
up for special honor and distinction
ANYTHING that pertains to or in any
% amer glorifies the cause Of disunion
i With the people of the South we only
seek to continue the friendly rivalry
long ago entered upon In the effort to
make our beloved land great and pros.
porous and its people happy and virtu.
ous. We will rival them In exalting
ell thAt pertains and honors this great
Union and in condemning everything
shat tends to foster hostile sentiment
thereto,
A resolution was adopted that Com.
lmittee on Resolutions be constituted to
which all resolutions should be referred
without debate.
Governor Foraker was asked to allow
the use of his name IS q candidate for
Commander in Chief, but be peremp.
torily declined the preferred honor.
The action of Pres ideut Clbvea and In
timing his visit to St. Louis 60 that he